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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000022
William M.Boyd Elementary School
1891 Johnson Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 · (404) 802-8150 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
439 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +15.4pp since 2021
Math
23.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.6% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 12.7% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 3.2% | 8.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like William M.Boyd Elementary School
William M.Boyd Elementary School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William M.Boyd Elementary School this school | 439 | 100.0% | 21.5% |
| Tuskegee Airman Global Academy Atlanta | 447 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
| Brookview Elementary School East Point | 425 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| Cirrus Charter Academy Macon | 429 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Alice Coachman Elementary School Albany | 448 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| R. N. Fickett Elementary School Atlanta | 432 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William M.Boyd Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #1,006 of 1,208 | #86 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,005 of 1,215 ▼ 39 | #87 of 113 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,049 of 1,215 ▲ 59 | #95 of 113 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.2pp | #30 of 1,183 | #5 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #997 of 1,324 | #82 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #64 of 1,301 | #17 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #1,264 of 1,301 | #101 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 1,312 | #1 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #569 of 854 | #71 of 92 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
439
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 439 | 42.1 | 10.4:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 40.4 | 10.9:1 | 100% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 34.9 | 14.4:1 | 100% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 100% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 98% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 31 | 9.9:1 | 99% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William M.Boyd Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (483 to 439); teachers up 24% (34 to 42.1).
About William M.Boyd Elementary School
William M.Boyd Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Atlanta, Georgia. In all, 439 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 27% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
William M.Boyd Elementary School is one school in Atlanta Public Schools, a system of 87 schools with 49,945 students.
Of every 100 students at William M.Boyd Elementary School, about 94 are Black. Other students are 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 43% Black share among all Fulton County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Classroom staffing at William M.Boyd Elementary School totals 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at William M.Boyd Elementary School is about 100%. Public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
William M.Boyd Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Test results at William M.Boyd Elementary School are 4.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (21.5% actual, 25.7% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Fulton County show that the median household earns about $95,292 a year, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Fulton County has 205 public schools with about 138,270 students, including William M.Boyd Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, John Lewis Invictus Academy is closest at about 0.8 miles. William M.Boyd Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 22.9% proficiency; William M.Boyd Elementary School posts 21.5%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The school's student count fell 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.4:1, from 12.9:1.
The discussion board for William M.Boyd Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
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Frequently asked questions
About William M.Boyd Elementary SchoolHow large is William M.Boyd Elementary School?
William M.Boyd Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does William M.Boyd Elementary School serve?
William M.Boyd Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does William M.Boyd Elementary School have?
William M.Boyd Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is William M.Boyd Elementary School?
William M.Boyd Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees William M.Boyd Elementary School?
William M.Boyd Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.